Shiloh (Yearling Newbery)
There's nothing eleven-year-old Marty Preston enjoys more than spending time up in the hills behind his home near Friendly, West Virginia.But this time is different. This time Marty sees a young beagle on the road past the old Shiloh school-house.Marty feels sure the dog is being abused by his...
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There's nothing eleven-year-old Marty Preston enjoys more than spending time up in the hills behind his home near Friendly, West Virginia.But this time is different. This time Marty sees a young beagle on the road past the old Shiloh school-house.Marty feels sure the dog is being abused by his owner. When the dog runs away to Marty's house, his parents say he must bring him back. But it hurts Marty to return the runaway dog to his cruel master.That's when Marty secretly decides he'll do anything to save the dog he names Shiloh.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780440407522 (0440407524)
Publish date: August 1st 1992
Publisher: Yearling
Pages no: 144
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Classics,
Academic,
School,
Realistic Fiction,
Juvenile,
Historical Fiction,
Middle Grade,
Animals,
Dogs
Series: Shiloh (#1)
Marty has a not so nice neighbor named Judd Travers. It is believed that Judd hurts his dog named Shiloh. Marty wants to do whatever it takes to make sure Shiloh is safe, join these two in a book field with adventure, love and heartache. The leveling system is The Lexile, reading level 890L. Shiloh ...
Shiloh is about a young boy who discovers a beagle dog who is being mistreated and abused. He goes beyond and does the right thing by protecting Shiloh and taking care of him. He becomes Shiloh's voice and guardian angel. This book can be used in a classroom by using it to discuss the importance of ...
This book is about a sweet friendship between a young boy and a dog he finds mistreated. He vows to work for a man, Judd, to be able to keep the dog, Shiloh. The Lexile level is 890L. I would use this in a 4th or 5th grade classroom. I would first do a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast Marty (the...
A cute and short story about a boy wanting a dog from a man who treats his poorly. I loved re-reading this one and it really make me want to re-read Where the Red Fern Grows and Old Yeller again. I definitely like Where the Red Fern Grows more than Shiloh but its still a great book about dogs for ch...
In a third grade classroom, Shiloh would be a perfect book to teach so many lessons: never give up, work for what you want, not much in life comes for free, love deeply, be honest.... the lessons are endless! This is also a great chapter book to study perspective. To see the adventures of Marty th...
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